Where does “ēr” come from?

ēr (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ēr (Old Frisian): earlier, previously

Definitions

  1. earlier, previously

Ancestry of “ēr”, step by step

ēr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ahaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahazear
2Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
3Proto-Balticanśtas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Proto-West Germanic airi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicairiearly
2Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi
3Proto-Germanicairiearly

Words derived from “ēr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →